Josh Hart played a humongous role in getting the Knicks a Game 4 win on both ends. He also entertained fans watching on TV with his singing.
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The New York Knicks came into Game 4 of this series with the full belief that they’d be taking advantage of their homecourt. After all, they’d successfully held the Cleveland Cavaliers to a paltry 79 points in Game 3.
Josh Hart’s two-way excellence was on full display all afternoon long in a spirited battle. Hart made 7 shots, grabbed 7 boards and clamped up Donovan Mitchell as his primary defender. Mitchell had perhaps his worst playoff outing of all time by the end, finishing 5-of-20 from the field.
In addition, Hart also added to his Shaqtin-A-Fool compilation with a light-hearted moment.
Josh Hart sings along to Believin’, claims he could go on tour
As a personality, Hart is absolutely someone you’d cherish if he played for your team. More than some of your superstars, in fact. Ask Lakers fans, for example, how they feel about their 2017 draft pick. Hart’s NBA Twitter game is top-notch by any metric.
Tried to cook dinner for my wife and I. It’s 10pm and we still haven’t ate yet…
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) March 27, 2023
But perhaps his talent for singing is even greater, judging from the clip below. You can listen to him hitting the higher notes on Believin’ with aplomb.
Josh Hart singing Don’t Stop Believing is everything
Long Live the Don’t Stop Believing Knicks pic.twitter.com/ao6NU3BBtJ
— Cameron Tabatabaie (@CTabatabaie) April 23, 2023
The do-it-all swingman pointed out to his laughing teammates that he really could ‘go on tour’. And for all of the entertainment value that Hart could provide in this regard, I could get right behind this idea. As would several Knicks fans.
Hart’s trade to the Knicks has paid off handsomely
Not many role players in the league have the ability to guard both LeBron James and Stephen Curry. However, Hart has received both assignments in the past and absolved himself handsomely in these duties.
The former Vilanova product has great basketball IQ and defensive instincts in addition to his physical tools. This allows him to be a tough defender to negotiate for the offense. He’s also an amazing rebounder, as evidenced by his performance tonight.
Acquiring Hart allowed New York to go on a post-All-Star break run that almost led to a 4th seed finish. They have a 17-8 record with Hart in the lineup over the past 2 months. They’re also 3-1 with his performances off the bench.
Any given Thibodeau player could come up big on days like this. Hart happened to be the one today, and it certainly won’t be the last time.